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SEC issues Digital Asset Travel Rule effective Feb 27, 2027

SEC issues Digital Asset Travel Rule effective Feb 27, 2027

Post Today•Economy•38m ago

Reader Briefing

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced the Travel Rule for digital asset businesses to prevent money laundering and technological crimes.

  • •The SEC issued the Travel Rule for digital assets to align with international standards and curb money laundering.
  • •The regulations will take effect on February 27, 2027.
  • •Digital asset operators must collect and transmit sender and receiver information for every transaction.
  • •The measures are designed to prepare Thailand for an evaluation against FATF standards in 2028.

Overview

  • •The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the Travel Rule for digital assets to provide sufficient data for money laundering risk management.
  • •The SEC held public hearings on the principles during March – April 2026 and on the draft notification during June – July 2026.
  • •Digital asset operators must collect customer and counterparty data, verify counterparty VASPs, and check ownership of self-hosted wallets.
  • •Ordering Digital Asset Operators must send transferor and transferee information to the Beneficiary Digital Asset Operator.
  • •Digital asset operators are required to store transaction data for at least 5 years in a format accessible to regulatory agencies.
  • •The regulations will be officially enforced starting February 27, 2027.
  • •The SEC and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) developed these guidelines to prevent digital assets from being used in technological crimes.
  • •The measures align with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards as Thailand is scheduled for evaluation in 2028.

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Key Quotes

Pronong Busaratrakul
"where the digital assets come from and who they are going to"
สินทรัพย์ดิจิทัลมาจากไหน และจะไปหาใคร

Key Entities

Organization

Securities and Exchange Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกำกับหลักทรัพย์และตลาดหลักทรัพย์)ℹ️
The regulatory body that issued the Travel Rule for digital assets to curb money laundering.
Anti-Money Laundering Office(สำนักงานป้องกันและปราบปรามการฟอกเงิน)
The agency that collaborated with the SEC to determine risk management criteria for digital asset operators.
Financial Action Task Force(FATF)ℹ️
The international body that sets standards for combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Person

Pronong Busaratrakul(พรอนงค์ บุษราตระกูล)
The Secretary-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Policy

Travel Rule for Digital Assets(หลักเกณฑ์ Travel Rule สำหรับสินทรัพย์ดิจิทัล)
A regulation requiring digital asset operators to exchange sender and receiver information during transactions.

Place

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️
The country scheduled to undergo evaluation according to FATF standards in 2028.